delavoie Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 (edited) Well here's my bumper that is currently being built for my 93 pathy. What do you guys think?? Skid plate will be mounted underneath on the braces that you see. Bumper will be powder coated black this week, once it's all done. Edited March 27, 2006 by delavoie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 :cool2: Looks good, similar to the design I plan to make for my 88. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mookie Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delavoie Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 thank you.. Now i need to lift the front to match the rear. I can get my hands on a TRailmaster 4" lift for $400cnd, it's used and missing a few bolts. Or i tought of going with torsion bars, and UCA to lift up the front. Basically same price in parts, but the 4" lift would be 4 times more expensive in labour. What do you guys think? I currently have JGC coils in the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 I'd go with the 4" trailmaster. That's a true suspension lift. Also you keep the same steering geometry as stock unlike the UCA lifts sold. You should make a storage box out of your front bumper since it has a big enough cavity to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth1 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 I really like the design. The shape has a little more aggresive angles than most that I see. :cool2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delavoie Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 thanks guys,,, i'll be posting finish pics once it's all done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89_trailboss Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 looks great what is it made of? looks like 1/8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89_trailboss Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 oh, did you get that winch at costco? How do you like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delavoie Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 actually i'm not sure on the steel, it's my buddy building it. I got the winch at costco, cant go wrong for under $400CND. I haven't used the winch yet, but i know alot of people around here that have, and i guess it works just great.. not fast like a Warn, but it still get's you out when your stuck! That's the main thing. Costco is coming out with a 10,000lbs winch soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Looks like the same winch Sam's Club was selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest twostep Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Wow, cant wait to see it once it's complete. It might even look better then the ARB's Keep us updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 That's a sweet bumper design, nice and aggressive. Me want, me need. sly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 That looks really good! If I....oh, nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK9849cy Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 (edited) Putting the winch in the bumper really pushes it out there. However it sure looks great with all the angles. Keeping it straight while welding may be a somewhat of a challenge. It may help to take it off the truck and clamp it down to a piece of channel while it is going through the heating cooling process.. are (or have) you welded the backside of the works? What are you going to do for blinkers? A good stroll through a junkyard you may find some smaller units to incorporate in the design. Looks awesome!!! Mine is a little less complex... A coat of Herculiner helped cover up some of the grinder marks etc. Edited March 29, 2006 by AK9849cy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delavoie Posted March 29, 2006 Author Share Posted March 29, 2006 (edited) No, all the welding was done with the bumper off the truck, i just put it on there to take some pics. Actually i brought him a picture of your bumper and a few others, and he came up with this design.. i'm happy with it. The best part about this bumper is the ease if installation or removal. It's a 3 step process, bolt the winch mount on, bolt the additional brace/skidplate for the winch mount, and bolt the shell of the bumper. if you need to get some work done in the front, you can just unbolt the shell of the bumper and have full access to everythig there For the turn signals, i found some smaller ones from a Trailer parts store, we are going to try and use those, if they dont work.. I guess i'll stick with the stock ones. To finish it up, it will be sandblasted, and powder coated. The skid plate that goes over the braces will be painted to match. How much did it cost you for the SAS AK9849cy ??? Edited March 29, 2006 by delavoie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhatter_xe Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 hey delavoie, what happenned to the pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordsho90 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 (edited) yea post pics. but I like the design dont forget recovery hooks and how many pound whinch is that? Edited March 29, 2006 by fordsho90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89_trailboss Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 8000lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordsho90 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 cool thanks 89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jareece Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Looks good bro!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delavoie Posted March 30, 2006 Author Share Posted March 30, 2006 pics should still be there.. It's a costco/sams club 8000lbs Champion winch. Bumper should be done this weekend, then powder coated next week. I'll post more pics when i take some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK9849cy Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I like how you don't have the brushguard/bullbar across the top. It makes it a nice Pathfinder with a winch bumper, not a nice winch bumper bolted to a Pathfinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delavoie Posted March 30, 2006 Author Share Posted March 30, 2006 I like how you don't have the brushguard/bullbar across the top. It makes it a nice Pathfinder with a winch bumper, not a nice winch bumper bolted to a Pathfinder. :secret: We used the original stock brush grill.. :o It's going to be mounted on top of the bumper, bolt on. The middle 2 bars and the light bars. I'll post pics of it on, and off.. we'll see what you guys like best. We held it up to where it would be and it just looked way to mean not to put it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK9849cy Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 (edited) That is the beauty of this world.. we can all have own own taste!! I bet the bumper will look great. Edited March 30, 2006 by AK9849cy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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